Population · Europe · 2025 data
Slovakia Population
Slovakia had a population of 5.41 million in 2025, ranking #122 of 216 countries and territories (0.07% of the world). The population fell by 0.2% over the past ten years and peaked in 2020 at 5.46 million.
Population of Slovakia, 1960–2025
Values in millions · World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0)
Population by year (table)
| Year | Population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,413,813 | -0.15% |
| 2024 | 5,422,069 | -0.09% |
| 2023 | 5,426,740 | -0.09% |
| 2022 | 5,431,752 | -0.28% |
| 2021 | 5,447,247 | -0.21% |
| 2020 | 5,458,827 | +0.09% |
| 2019 | 5,454,147 | +0.14% |
| 2018 | 5,446,771 | +0.14% |
| 2017 | 5,439,232 | +0.16% |
| 2016 | 5,430,798 | +0.13% |
| 2015 | 5,423,801 | +0.10% |
| 2014 | 5,418,649 | +0.10% |
| 2013 | 5,413,393 | +0.11% |
| 2012 | 5,407,579 | +0.17% |
| 2011 | 5,398,384 | +0.13% |
| 2010 | 5,391,428 | +0.09% |
| 2009 | 5,386,406 | +0.13% |
| 2008 | 5,379,233 | +0.09% |
| 2007 | 5,374,622 | +0.03% |
| 2006 | 5,373,054 | +0.00% |
| 2005 | 5,372,807 | +0.01% |
| 2004 | 5,372,280 | -0.02% |
| 2003 | 5,373,374 | -0.07% |
| 2002 | 5,376,912 | -0.04% |
| 2001 | 5,378,867 | -0.18% |
| 2000 | 5,388,720 | -0.14% |
| 1999 | 5,396,020 | +0.10% |
| 1998 | 5,390,516 | +0.13% |
| 1997 | 5,383,291 | +0.18% |
| 1996 | 5,373,361 | +0.21% |
| 1995 | 5,361,999 | +0.29% |
| 1994 | 5,346,331 | +0.39% |
| 1993 | 5,325,305 | +0.38% |
| 1992 | 5,305,016 | +0.03% |
| 1991 | 5,303,294 | +0.08% |
| 1990 | 5,299,187 | +0.44% |
| 1989 | 5,275,942 | +0.48% |
| 1988 | 5,250,596 | +0.53% |
| 1987 | 5,222,840 | +0.56% |
| 1986 | 5,193,838 | +0.62% |
| 1985 | 5,161,768 | +0.68% |
| 1984 | 5,127,097 | +0.69% |
| 1983 | 5,091,971 | +0.73% |
| 1982 | 5,055,099 | +0.78% |
| 1981 | 5,016,105 | +0.73% |
| 1980 | 4,979,815 | +0.83% |
| 1979 | 4,938,973 | +1.00% |
| 1978 | 4,890,125 | +1.03% |
| 1977 | 4,840,501 | +1.06% |
| 1976 | 4,789,507 | +1.06% |
| 1975 | 4,739,105 | +1.06% |
| 1974 | 4,689,623 | +1.04% |
| 1973 | 4,641,445 | +0.98% |
| 1972 | 4,596,622 | +0.86% |
| 1971 | 4,557,449 | +0.42% |
| 1970 | 4,538,223 | +0.43% |
| 1969 | 4,518,607 | +0.77% |
| 1968 | 4,483,915 | +0.78% |
| 1967 | 4,449,367 | +0.85% |
| 1966 | 4,411,666 | +0.93% |
| 1965 | 4,370,983 | +1.01% |
| 1964 | 4,327,341 | +1.06% |
| 1963 | 4,282,017 | +1.03% |
| 1962 | 4,238,188 | +1.11% |
| 1961 | 4,191,667 | +3.04% |
| 1960 | 4,068,095 | — |
Demographics of Slovakia
Ethnic groups
Slovak 83.8%, Hungarian 7.8%, Romani 1.2%, other 1.8% (includes Czech, Ruthenian, Ukrainian, Russian, German, Polish), unspecified 5.4% (2021 est.)
Languages
Slovak (official) 81.8%, Hungarian 8.5%, Roma 1.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified 5.7% (2021 est.)
Religions
Roman Catholic 55.8%, Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession 5.3%, Greek Catholic 4%, Reformed Christian 1.6%, other 3%, none 23.8%, unspecified 6.5% (2021 est.)
Where people live
Urban population: 54% of total population (2023).
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Population and demographics: World Bank Open Data (CC BY 4.0). Cities, ethnic groups, languages and religions: CIA World Factbook (public domain).